Oxford Screening of CSF and Respiratory Samples ('OSCAR'): Supplementary resources for a project using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for identification of viruses from clinical laboratory samples

This is a file set that describes the methods used in a small pilot study to investigate 'next generation sequencing' (NGS) derived from an Illumina platform, applied to clinical diagnostic samples following routine testing in a UK microbiology laboratory.<br>We briefly summarise the benefits and challenges of an NGS approach to diagnostics, and conclude with some potential methodological improvements. <br>The file set includes anonymised metadata for the samples tested (10 respiratory and 10 CSF).<br>Results will be made available through a separate DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5712091 and the entire genomic metadata have been submitted to European Nucleotide Archive (ENA).<br>This study was approved through the UK integrated research application system (REC reference 14/LO/1077).